Monday, July 31, 2017

Apartment Living? Make receiving packages easier with a digital virtual mailbox at Mail Center One

Apartment living offers many benefits and is very convenient for those with busy lives. In addition, online shopping has increased significantly over the years, which means carrier services such as USPS, FedEx, and UPS are delivering more packages more often.  Just like apartment living, online shopping offers convenience and speed.  Unfortunately, most apartment management buildings are finding it hard to keep up with the rapid influx of packages and according to a 2015 report from NBC’s Nightly News, 23 million Americans had packages stolen from their home in 2015 (Fryer & Medina, 2015).  While the design of most apartments make it difficult for carriers to leave packages at the doors of residents, there are instances where packages are left at the door and this can be dangerous with package theft on the rise.  Digital mailbox service offered through Mail Center One is an easy solution to an increasing problem. 

Coyle, C. (2013, June 14).  Brownridge Terrace Apartments. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. 

You can have the peace of mind in knowing that your packages are safe when you open a digital mailbox with Mail Center One.  Through our app you will be able to see what packages have arrived, where they were delivered from, the weight and dimensions of the package, and when the package arrived.  You can do this 24 hours a day, 7 day a week without ever stepping foot into our store.  In addition, you can submit requests from the app to have your packages forwarded to another address.  Also, you can schedule a date and time to come into our store to pick up your package.  By scheduling a pickup through the app, your package will be ready for you the moment you walk in.  No need to worry about our staff searching in the back to find your package.  In addition, having a virtual mailbox eliminates the guessing game of wondering if the apartment management has your package or if it accidentally got rejected or handed to someone else.

Not only can we manage your packages but we can manage your mail too!  If a mail item comes in that you need to read, submit a request for us to open the mail and scan the documents to you.  Once you’ve read your documents you can provide further instruction through the app.  You can choose to have the mail item discarded, shredded, put back into your mailbox or shipped to you.  It’s just that easy!

If most of your Christmas shopping is done online and you are waiting for several packages to arrive, you can have those items consolidated and shipped.  For example, suppose you purchased several gifts from several online stores for your nieces and nephews and you want all of those gifts to arrive to your sister’s house on December 22nd.  You can take comfort in knowing that your packages are secure and when they have all arrived, you can submit a request to consolidate and ship.  We will gather all the packages, consolidate them into one box and ship them to the address provided by you, with the shipping option selected by you.  The credit card you have on file will be charged and you will receive a tracking number so you will know exactly when your sister received the package. 

All of this can be done from a single app on your phone without ever leaving your apartment or waiting for the apartment office building to sift through the hundreds of packages stored in an already crowded space.  Your packages will be neatly stored and organized in our mailroom while you manage them from your phone.  You can do all this for as low as $9.99/mo.  Watch the video below and sign up today for peace of mind and convenience at www.ipostal1.com/mailcenterone or call us today and speak with our friendly staff at 734-325-7176.
  



References

Coyle, C. (2013, June 14).  Brownridge Terrace Apartments [digital image]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56507172

Fryer, J. & Medina, D.A. (2015, December 11th).  ‘Porch pirates’ driving up package thefts this holiday season.  Nightly News.  Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/porch-pirates-driving-package-thefts-holiday-season-n478781

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